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Christopher Daniel

Christopher Daniel

Aggravated sexual assault charges filed against Christopher Daniel

FERRIS – The Ferris police arrested 37-year-old Christopher Daniel of Burleson on an unknown date and police did not respond by press time with further details of the arrest other than Daniel was arrested for charges of aggravated sexual assault with a bond set at $250,000.

Wilmer library reopens

WILMER – The City of Wilmer E.M. Gilliam Memorial Public Library reopened its doors Monday morning at 10 a.m. with limited capacity.Patron hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and closed for lunch from noon to 1 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday hours are from 1 to 5 p.m.

Hutchins city administrator resigns

HUTCHINS – City of Hutchins Mayor Mario Vasquez said he was taken by surprise last week when Hutchins City Administrator Trudy Lewis resigned.Lewis’ last day is Dec. 6. She did not respond by press time with a statement regarding her decision.
Travis Bruton

Travis Bruton

Glenn Heights incumbent keeps his seat in City election

GLENN HEIGHTS – Three Glenn Heights city council seats were on the ballot in last week’s election for Places 1, 3 and 5.  All three incumbents remain in place.Two candidates vied for the Place 3 seat; incumbent Travis Bruton and challenger Juanyce Wilson.

OPINION: Top three takeaways from last week’s elections

In politics, as in life, we often overcomplicate things. Consider last week’s off-year elections in New Jersey and Virginia, where pollsters and pundits are still combing through election results to make sense of what happened. It’s not that complicated.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Lost in Yellowstone (Chapter 16)

CHAPTER 16“Cliffhanger.” (Part 1) One of the things I’ve thought of so much from this side of this journey is the wonder (for lack of a better word) in the process of trying to absorb as much of the experience as possible.I mean that for me, not just for you.

OUT TO PASTOR: My body, my swat

Usually, I am not easily offended, nor do I easily lose my temper. I did lose my temper when I was six years old but have not been able to find it since.Many people are ticked off by some minor little thing it really does not amount to much.

ON THE JOB TRAINING (part 31)

“Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.